Non-refillable bottle.



E. A. LANGTON.

NONfREHLLABLB BOTTLE APPLIOATION FILED MAB. 5, 1912.

1,047,662, v Patented Dec. 17, 1912.

UNITEDv srnrnsrATENT OFFICE.

EDWARD A. LAne'ron, or NEW YORK, vn.y Y., Asslenon eroina-HALFA To CHARM-isn" l HAYNER, 'OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

NON-REFILLABLE BOTTLE.

specimen@ of Letters Patent. Patented Dec'. 17,1912.

i Application filed March 5, 1912. Serial No. 681,714.

' skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and usethe same.

This invention relates rto bottles, jugs,

l jars, and similar vessels and they object seat b and to close the passage through the y neck a2.

thereof is to provide a vessel of this class which having been once filled and emptied of its contents cannot be refilled or reused.'

The invention is fully'disclosed in the following specification of which the accom-` panying drawing forms a part, in which the separate parts of my improvement are designated by suitable reference characters in each of the views, and in which FigureV l is a central sectional View of the neck portion of a bottle involving my invention; F ig. 2 a similar View showing the bottle invertedv or tilted as in the operation of pouring out the contents thereof; and Fig. 3 a cross section on the line 3 3 of F ig. l.

In the drawing forming part of this specification I have shown ata the top part of a bottle provided with a neck a2 of the usual general form and in the bott-om portion of which is an inner annularjvalve seat I). At a predetermined distance above the valve seat o is placed a two part collar orplug c preferably supported on an annular ledge or` shoulder b3 formed in the neck of the bottle, and I also provide a valve d which is preferably conical in form, and the smaller kendof which is directed downwardly, and said valve is adapted to be seated on the valve The valve al is pro-vided with a shank d2 which passes loosely through the collar or plug c, and which isprovided 'at its upper end with a stopper 'd3 having a head cit, the stopper d3 being designed to close the neck of the bottle, and the head, d* to rest on the top thereof, and to form a handle `for the stopper. The stopper Z3 is slightly tapered as is also that part of the neck in which said stopper fits, and in practice the stopper d3 is ground so as to produce a tight The valve d, the shank d? thereof, the stopper cl3, and the head d* of thestopper are all formed integrally and preferably of glass, porcelain or similar material, and ,they

collar or plug c is also composed of similar material, andsaid collar or plug is provided in the bottom thereof with V-shaped recesses c2 to prevent the valve ci from closing the passage through said plug when the parts are in the kposition shown in Fig. 2.

The operation will be as follows ,In practice the bottle is firstfilled with the desired liquid after which the Lcollar or plugk cis placed on the shank of the valve, vand said valve, the collar or plug, and the stopper d? are inserted into the neckof the bottle, and

Yin this operation glass cement,'or other suitable cement, 1s placed on the collar or plug c,

and when it has been forced into the neck of the bottle inv the manner above described, and said cement has had time to set or become hard, the said collaror plug cannot be removed from the neck of the bottle and all the parts of the attachment are permanently connected therewith.

It is desirable to have a slight space between the stopper cl3 and the collar or plug c f and in order to provide for this the said stopper is provided at the bottom thereof with small projections c, or said projections may be-formed on the top of the collar or plug c. When the parts of the attachment have been secured in the neck of the bottle, the

valved the shank d2, and the stopper Z3 will be capable of slight longitudinal movement, and when it is desired to empty or discharge a portion of its contents, the stopper Z3 is loosened by means of the head (Z4 thereof and the bottle is inverted or tilted as shown in Fig. 2, andthe contents thereof lwill flow out as indicated by the arrows and this tion shown in Fig. 1, and no liquid can enter the bottle. If an attempt be made to pour liquids into the bottle whiley holding "the,

valve and stopper Z3 in a raised position al slight amount of liquids can thus be made yto enter the bottle, but the amount will bey so' small that it will take so long to getan" n appreciable amount of liquids into the bot# tle that this effort could not be made a suc`v cess. If an attempt be made to refill the bottle by inverting it in a tub or vessel full of liquid the result Will be the same as the last above set out. It must be understood that in each case the air must leave the b0ttle as the liquid enters it, and by reason of the passages in the neck being so small this operation, when an attempt to refill the bottle by either of these processes, Would be to all intents and purposes a failure.

Having 'ully described my invention what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is A bottle or similar article having a neck.

therethrough, said plug being located at a distance from the mouth of the bottle and being adapted to be permanently secured therein, a valve stem mounted loosely in said opening, provided at one end With a valve and at the other end With a bottle stopper having an enlarged head extending above the neck.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my invention I have signed my name in presence of the subscribing Witnesses this 4th day of March 1912.

EDWARD A. LANGTON.

Witnesses:

C. E. MULREANY, S. ANDREWS.

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